EIN 81-0615887

Foundation for Students Rising Above (SRA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
72
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Students Rising Above (SRA) helps extraordinary, low-income Bay Area high school students who are overcoming tremendous odds of poverty, homelessness, and neglect, to fulfill their dream of a college education.
Also known as...
Students Rising Above; Students Rising Above; Rising Above
Total revenues
$4,179,741
2023
Total expenses
$5,441,420
2023
Total assets
$9,047,610
2023
Num. employees
72
2023

Program areas at SRA

Sra's college completion and workforce development programming consists of three pillars: a one-on-one advising program, a technology-based social enterprise tool that provides an online resource for Students and partners nationwide, and a virtual advising program. Sra's Rising stars program provides comprehensive one-on-one advising and mentoring, financial assistance, mental health support, and career development guidance to support Students in college access, completion and workplace development. Experienced college and career advisors collaborate with Students from their final year of high school through college graduation. (continued on schedule o)the sra hub is a social enterprise tool designed to leverage technology to reach secondary and post-secondary Students nationwide, creating transformative change for low-income, first-generation college Students through facilitating a sense of agency and self-advocacy vital to an individual's social and economic capital. The sra hub provides programs, services, and tools to enrich Students' skills and capacities for post-secondary readiness, college commitment, and career exploration. It also offers an always-available supportive community for post-secondary coaching and career development through self-guided learning, live webinars, a comprehensive library of articles and interactive tools, and responses to student questions from trained college and career advisors.students online achieving results ("soar") is sra's virtual advising program. Soar combines the scalability of the sra hub with personalized guidance from assigned college and career advisors through virtual student cohorts and coordinated lesson plans. Students gain peer support and skill development through engaging in cohort activities, advancing their knowledge base and enhancing college and career readiness while on the path towards post-secondary degrees and career-ladder jobs. Soar programming is offered to Students using the tools and resources of the sra hub, both through collaborative partnership agreements and independently through sra-led cohorts.

Who funds Foundation for Students Rising Above (SRA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$583,062
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$512,500
Schwab Charitable FundPublic, Societal Benefit$449,284
...and 44 more grants received totalling $3,097,932

Personnel at SRA

NameTitleCompensation
Elizabeth Jordan DevaneyChief Executive Officer$237,000
Angela BugayongChief Program Officer
Laura CashionDirector of Finance$130,483
Sabir MuhammadDevelopment and Communications Director
Sarah FaheyDirector of Marketing and Comms$116,762
...and 17 more key personnel

Financials for SRA

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,035,870
Program services$136,415
Investment income and dividends$232,625
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-84,300
Net income from fundraising events$-141,869
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,000
Total revenues$4,179,741

Form 990s for SRA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-24990View PDF
2022-062023-04-11990View PDF
2021-062022-04-14990View PDF
2020-062021-04-19990View PDF
2019-062020-12-16990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $214,250 from Warriors Community Foundation
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 17, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,766 from The Harvey and Ruth Gelfenbein Charitable Foundation
January 29, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
EducationHomelessness
Characteristics
Provides grantsFundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 192492
San Francisco, CA 94119
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
studentsrisingabove.org/ 
Phone
(415) 333-4222
Facebook page
StudentsRisingAbove 
Twitter profile
@sraprogram 
IRS details
EIN
81-0615887
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
130107
FTB Entity ID
2434313
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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